Save the Date: Holiday Networking at the West Las Vegas Library!
What: The Late Shift: Grand Opening Holiday Networking Mixer
When: Tuesday December 9 | 5PM – 630PM
Where: West Las Vegas Library, 1861 North Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Las VegasNV
Come mix, mingle and kick off the holiday season with local professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. We hope to see you there!
*We are sharing this as a community resource. This event is not sponsored by NV Grow.
What an inspiring night at the Henderson Small Business Assistance (HSBA) Program Closing Event & Grant Awards Ceremony at the Firelight Barn!
Huge congratulations to all the local businesses recognized tonight for their incredible achievements. Your hard work is what fuels our community’s economic future, and it was an honor to celebrate each of you. Also a special shout-out to the partnership between the City of Henderson, College of Southern Nevada and NV Grow, that made this program possible. Here’s to continued growth, more innovation, and more success stories in 2026!
UPDATE: Thank you for your interest in this grant program. We have been notified that this program has officially ended, and applications are now closed.
Clark County Commission to Distribute $500,000 in Grants
Supporting District D Small Businesses
Distributed through the Latin and Urban Chambers of Commerce,
eligible small businesses qualify for $5,000-$10,000 in grant funding
CLARK COUNTY, Nev. (July 7, 2025) – Clark County Commissioner William McCurdy II of District D today announced that Clark County will distribute $500,000 in grant funding to disadvantaged small businesses in District D to support their growth, retention, and expansion.
Clark County has partnered with the Latin and Urban Chambers of Commerce to disperse the grant funding to eligible small businesses in the district. The maximum amount home-based business applicants or subrecipients can receive is $5,000. The maximum amount storefront business applicants or subrecipients can receive is $10,000. Small businesses do not have to be members of either chamber to receive grant funding. Recipients have full discretion in how they use the funding, whether for day-to-day operations, growth initiatives, or other priorities.
“This program is a strategic investment in the growth of our small businesses, which play an essential role in the strength of the local economy,” said McCurdy. “By assisting small business owners who may lack access to traditional financing, this competitive grant program will help drive job creation and economic development across District D and the larger Clark County economy.”
To qualify, businesses must be physically located in Clark County Commission District D, have 20 or fewer full-time employees, and have been in operation for at least six months before Jan. 1, 2025. Sole proprietors are eligible. Business owners can check if their business is located in District D by using the Clark County OpenWeb tool or by viewing the Clark County District D map.
Business owners can review full eligibility requirements and apply through either the Latin Chamber of Commerce or the Urban Chamber of Commerce website. As a competitive grant program, funding will be approved and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
About the Clark County Office of Community and Economic Development
The Office of Community and Economic Development (OCED) is the primary resource for new, established, and prospective businesses interested in investing, expanding, or relocating to Clark County, Nevada. With a dedicated team of experts, OCED provides businesses and developers with the answers, tools, and resources needed to start a new project or expand an existing business. Home to 2.3 million residents, Clark County covers roughly 8,000 square miles and is the 11th-largest county in the nation. Committed to enhancing and supporting the economic viability of the unincorporated areas of Clark County and advancing inclusive, sustainable growth, OCED is building awareness of the economic opportunities “bright beyond the lights” of Las Vegas.
North Las Vegas, NV (April 18, 2025): The College of Southern Nevada’s (CSN) Small Business & Entrepreneurship Development Division is hosting the Side Hustle Expo on May 1, 2025, from 3PM – 5PM at CSN’s North Las Vegas Campus, inside the June Whitley Student Lounge. The event provides a platform for students to showcase their entrepreneurial ventures and gain access to valuable resources to further develop their businesses.
In collaboration with the City of North Las Vegas (City of NLV), EmployNV, CSN Career Services and the Nevada Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Expo will include pre-event support, a robust judging panel, and a post-event workshop series designed to turn participants’ side hustles into sustainable businesses.
Eric Garner, Director of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Development Division at CSN, said, “Given that small businesses are the backbone of Nevada’s economy, events like these are essential for fostering local innovation and growth.”
The Expo will feature inspiring words from North Las Vegas Mayor Pamela Goynes-Brown and a distinguished judging panel, including North Las Vegas Mayor Pro Tem Councilman Scott Black and representatives from our partner organizations. They will bring expertise from various business sectors to provide meaningful feedback and guidance. From June to July 2025, the North Las Vegas Small Business Connector (SBC), in collaboration with SBDC and EmployNV, will host a seven-part workshop series designed to help students scale their ventures. Topics of this optional workshop series will include:
● Business Strategy & Market Opportunities
● Business Plan Development & Growth Strategies
● Legal Structure & Licensing
● Branding & Marketing Strategies
● Team & Financial Management
● Long-term Planning & Business Sustainability
To encourage participation and recognize student achievements, 40 participating students will receive prizes, including:
● One of Five $1,000 prizes or
● One of Thirty-five $100 bookstore vouchers
Funding for these prizes is generously provided by SBED and Blackstone LaunchPad.
The public is invited to attend this free event.
For more information and to RSVP, please visit this link.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity for small business owners! Whether you’re thinking of launching a new venture or currently operating a business, please join us to make new connections and access FREE resources.
Starting in April 2025, it’s time to turn your ideas into a business or scale your existing operations with expert support.
Mesquite Grow is offering two FREE online programs (also available onsite at CSN’s satellite campus: 140 North Yucca Street, Mesquite). One provides entrepreneurial training for new ideas to expand into business operations and the other provides business existing operations to grow.
Grow 1: Entrepreneurial Training:
An 8-week program of alternating expert instruction and mentor support. National experts at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) are partnering to provide Mesquite with access to essential business basics, planning tools and support to convey your idea into a viable business.
Grow 2: Business Development:
A self-paced program of business analysis and refinement that is driven by the participant’s growth targets and preferred pace. Cofounder is partnering to provide access to real-time expert feedback and business intelligence tools to grow and scale your operations.
Mesquite Grow provides additional connectivity to business resources and financing across the region to support candidate success. Program is hosted locally at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), in concert with the Mesquite Opportunities Regional Fund, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED’s Main Street Program and Office of Entrepreneurship).
For those who are interested, the application process takes just 5 minutes to complete. Acceptance into the program is expected in late March.
For more information, go to https://mesquiteworks.org/grow
NV Grow is partnering with the IRS to provide an in-depth virtual workshop to help entrepreneurs navigate IRS regulations and requirements. This series of classes will begin December 12th and will continue every Thursday for 6 to 8 weeks (excluding December 26th & January 2nd) . To register and for more information, please refer to the sign up pages below:
NV Grow counselors Benjamin Kang and Kim Dung Ho are featured in TV Patrol and speaks about the NV Grow program and its impact in the Las Vegas community. Watch the interview and learn more about the program here.
